Rim contractor and expander



July 7, 1925. 1,545,258

A. J. INGERSCLL RIM CONTRACTOR AND BKPANDER Filed Dec. 29; 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -ATTORNES.

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I y I I July 7, 1925. 1,545,258 5 A. J. INGERSOLL RIM CONTRACTOR AND EXPANDER Filed Dec. 29, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i ii ATTORNEYS.

. Patented July 7,1925.

. claimed.

UNITED} s nnvr CONTRACTOR amp ExrANDEB.

i merse December 2a, 1923. se ia1 na g ge p f' To all whom it mag 001106197.: I

Be 1t known that l, ANDREW J. INGERSOLL. a 'c1t1zen of the United States, residing at Wildwood, county of Cape May, State of.

tion is to'provide a relatively simple and efficient device of the character stated which may be quickly applied to and removed from a tire-rim, and which,- because. of its novel system of leverage, may be operated with but little exertion. Other. and further ob jects relate to theprovi sion of general details of construction and in the-arrangement combination and connection of parts'for attaining the resultssought by said leading object. Other. andfurther objects will appear hereinafter.

I The invention consiststof the improvements hereinafter; described and finally .The nature, characteristic 'feature's iand scope-of the invention will be more fully understoodv from the following description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which: I I 5 I .Fig. 1, is a viewsin. side elevation ofa splitarim showing the, device of the invention as applied thereto; ,y .Fig. 2, is a fragmentary view, in side elevation, of a split-rim as contracted by means of said device. a Fig. '3, is. a similar view, lookingfrom the opposite side.

Fig. 4, is a view in end elevation of the device ortheinvenadaasappl a Splitrim, the rim being cross-sectioned, and;

Fig. 5, is a. top ,or plan view of 'thedevice as applied'to arim.. if V For the purpose ofillustra'ting my invention I have shown. in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can bevariously arranged and organized and that my ANDREW J. mennsorn, or wrnnwoo'n; EWJERSEYJ invention is not; limitedfto the precise ar-f rangement and' organization of' the instruk mentalities as herein shown and described. Referring now to the drawings in detail;

the numeral 1 designatesa demountable rim,

split so as to have twoends which abut:v in

ends may be present. For separating'such rimends'to facilitate removal and replacement 'of a tire use is made of the device about to be described." The numerals 2 2 and 3 3 designate two sets or pairs of clamps having hook like jaws'to closelyfit substantially radial plane, Any convene t 'onal type of means for interlocking said I theinside surface of the rim. 'Each pair clamps is secured with respect to a'rimfbyj means of, bolts 4 and nuts 5. Pivoted be tween one palr of clamps those designated 3 3 1nthe drawmgs, 1s a run-displacing le ,ver 6 having a foot portion 7 at "one e'ndfor engaging a rim and having pivotal connection-at its opposite end with. a rod [8. This. rod 8 at its free end is substantially hookshapedfor freely engaging over alateral pin 9 fixed to operating lever '10. l The erating lever has a bifurcated or forked end 11,, see 4 and 5,fwhich has pivotal frelation 1 between the clamps 2 2. f Between the tines of th e forked portion o'fthfe operat ing ,leverfis pivoted a dog or pawlf12 for cooperatively engaging with a. ra'ck-bar liii as shownin Fig. 2, for drawing clamps 3%3 toward clamps 22 thereby causing theiriln ends to overlap. The 'rackbar is pivoted with respect to clamps 33,' passes between the tines of the forked, operating lever and; i

is supported'at its opposite end upon ,Jthe' pivot rod15- of the operatinglever. Between thetw'o pairs of clamps is arranged a lock-bar 16, one end of whichis pivoted to the ro d 17 to which the lever 6 is pivoted andfth e opposite end of, which is notched at 18 upon {its underside for engagement With: the pivot-rod 15. Washers 21 are are rangedupon-r0cl17 {to space the various parts. Thus the two sets of clamps may be temporarily interlockedto maintain the ends of'the split-rim in the position shown in Fig. 2, with the foot 7 free of the rim and rod 8 free of the operating lever.

In use of the above described device, when it is desired to collapse a rim for tire re- 'moval, the clamps 2- 2, 3-3, and other parts are positioned as shown by full lines in Fig 1. The operating lever 10 is then moved in the direction of the arrow in Fig.

. lock-bar 16 freely I rides; over the {pivot rod, ifg'guntil a position of rest is assumed by the 1, to cause the foot to forcibly engage an end of the riimQarid thereby cause disengage,- ment of the'rim ends, as shown by dotted lines; In this position of parts the pawl 12 is in engagement with the spring 19 upon the rack-bar.

The pawl 12 is now caused to engage with the teeth of the rack bar, therod 8,.dis; engaged from pin 9 of lever 10 and the att r m v ab ut i s P FQ po t Q- he left, in 1, to cause w the rack-bar to draw olamps 33, as, attached to one end, of rim 1, toward;'cla1nps;2 2 thus causing the ri nendsto overlap .as shofwn in Fig. 2. During this movement the notched end 0f secured to place whereafter the pawl 12.

is disengaged from rack-bar 13,, moved about its pivoupoint; so as, to engage ,the rack-bar upon the portion opposite to that previously engaged, The operatingalever is then moved to the rightin 2,, to cause the rack bar 13 to movefthe :clamps toward the right until the previously dis-V engaged end of; the rim reseats itself ,with respect ,tothat end of the rim ,to which clamps ,2 ,2 are'attach-ed. Duringv this movement thellock-bar may be, .causedjto move over, the pivot rod 15. 'The foot 7, letter." 6 and" rod S de; not function duringthis mov ernent of parts, Thenumeral QO designates a lateral stop} upon foot 7 eto limit jm ovement of lever ,6 toward the right, in Fig, 21; The above describ-ed, device. is. Primari y-adap e r arage 0r'l e rapid and eifieient workmanship is jessentia e Th clamps. .2, i re n im e e d to are eof novel form, "each haying hooklike jaws whose ginner t'aoesare beveled so; hat h rs m lmin ifians i P r on l t ,variying diameters aregemployed theirtsaiol er 'e as wi readily i ivu tihem l 'es arewel r in y met r ur he mo the beveled faces abut against the finner annular flange of the, rim, so that when the,

lamp-nut re prop r y h n d a d W1 eled ifaces rid'e towargd each-other ongthe inner flanges of the rim and so automaticallywedge themselves on said flanges-causing the clamps to takeincreased hold oft parts, a rack-bar carried by the clamp which supports the displacement inenibera and a pawl carried bysald lever for engag ng with the rack -bar to advance said cllani'ps toward or away fromone anothen 2. A rim collapsingand eXpanding'de vicecomprising two pairs of clamps adapted to engagethe ends of a transversely ,diyided rim, a rim displacement member having pivotal relation between one p air of said clamps, an operatlng lever hELYIDgfi, torked end pivoted between fthe other pairofsaid clamps, a link operatively ,connecting said member and lever,a rackg-bar pi-voted be} tweenithe first mentioned clamp's and lfextendedthrough said fork,end of the,op-.

erating lever and a pawlcarriedsaid lever for co-a ctingwith said rackfbar. v

3 A rim collapsing and expanding. device comprising two pairs of clampsl adapted to engage the ends of a transversely divided rim, arirn displacement member pivotedbetween one pair of said clampaan operatinglever having a forked endpivoted between the other pair of said clamps, a linklopera-j tively connecting said member and lever, B. rack-bar pivoted between the first nientioned clamps and extended throughthe forked end ,of the. operating lever, a -pawl carried by said lever for coactingwith said rack bar anda lock-barl pivoted to the first mentioned, clamps and adapted "to engage with a fixed part upon thel'a stfmentioiied ps I In testimony whereof I hereunto signmy name.

ANDREW me RsoLn Witnesses JOHN A. Wniminsrrnnu, W e J sens s, a 

